Long run

Long Run

long run

an abstract time period (in the THEORY OF SUPPLY) long enough for all FACTOR INPUTS to be varied, but within an existing technological framework (known production methods). Thus, the firm's plant size, which is fixed in the short run, can now be altered to allow for an increased scale of operations.

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